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Jason and the Golden Fleece

The Ancients

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The Mystery of Aphrodite's Body Odor

There seemed to be no men and the women really reeked. What was going on? Well, it didn't take long to find out. The women of Lemnoss had forgotten to pay their respects to Aphrodite. As punishment, Aphrodite had given them absolutely appalling body odor. And so do you think this made them popular with their husbands? Do you think? No. In fact, not only that, but ran off with other women who didn't smell. So the women with the body odor got a bit cross about this. And in fact, they got so cross that they killed all their husbands. Well, you would, wouldn't you?

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